Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Takuji Aoki

1. Hachi-ko (1987)

107 min | Biography, Drama, Family

8.0

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The true story about a dog's loyalty to its master, even after his death.

Director: Seijirô Kôyama | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Toshinori Omi, Toshirô Yanagiba

Votes: 5,829

2. The Karate 2 (1974)

86 min | Action

7.7

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Tadashi Yamashita, after winning the "World Martial Arts Tournament" at the cost of losing his eyesight due to a cowardly attack, keeps working hard on his martial arts physical and mental ... See full summary »

Director: Yukio Noda | Stars: Tadashi Yamashita, Jin-pal Kim, Jerry Samson, Bolo Yeung

Votes: 8

3. A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)

95 min | Drama

7.6

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A mysterious stranger appears at door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tetsuya Takeda

Votes: 681

4. Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny (1970)

93 min | Action, Crime

7.6

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Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada (Takakura) goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in 1927, the world has changed. ... See full summary »

Director: Masahiro Makino | Stars: Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Sumiko Fuji, Michiko Araki

Votes: 49

5. Graveyard of Honor (1975)

Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime

7.1

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A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa, Eiji Gô

Votes: 1,958

6. Station (1981)

132 min | Drama

7.0

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Constantly put to the test and faced with tragedy wherever he turns, can a man finally find solace and a modicum of love or rest with what is left of his hometown, his family, love or himself?

Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Ayumi Ishida, Setsuko Karasuma

Votes: 282

7. Kaikyô (1982)

142 min | Adventure, Drama

6.9

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In 1954, Go Akuzu (Ken Takakura) travels to the Tsuruga Straits that separate Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido from the island of Honshu, to investigate the tragic loss of a passenger ship in the treacherous waters of the straits.

Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomokazu Miura, Naoko Ôtani

Votes: 54

8. Bullet Train (1975)

Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.8

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Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.

Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shin'ichi Chiba, Kei Yamamoto, Eiji Gô

Votes: 1,731

9. Manhunt (1976)

151 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.8

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A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.

Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Ken Takakura, Yoshio Harada, Ryô Ikebe, Ryôko Nakano

Votes: 580

10. The Executioner (1974)

R | 87 min | Action

6.7

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Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer in this hard-hitting Toei karate action film.

Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Makoto Satô, Shozo Saijo, Hiroyuki Sanada

Votes: 673

11. Buddies (1989)

114 min | Drama, Romance

6.7

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The film tells story of a close friendship undone by love.

Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Eiji Bandô, Sumiko Fuji, Yasuko Tomita

Votes: 134

12. Ronin Gai (1990)

117 min | Action, Drama

6.6

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A group of masterless samurai living in Edo's red light district must fend off a militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.

Directors: Kazuo Kuroki, Masahiro Makino | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Kanako Higuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Kaoru Sugita

Votes: 576

13. Izakaya Chôji (1983)

126 min | Drama

6.4

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Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya Choji (snack bar) with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate.

Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Reiko Ôhara, Tokiko Katô, Kunie Tanaka

Votes: 109

14. The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974)

R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama

5.9

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Mercenary karate master Tsurugi is hired to retrieve a cassette tape which holds a very sensitive recording of governmental corruption. A back and forth game of who got the tape ensues.

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Reiko Ike, Kôji Wada, Tatsuo Endô

Votes: 1,494

15. The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)

Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

5.5

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A former police captain recruits a group of deadly murderers to remove the corrupt and mafia Yakuza . Their first task is to intercept a briefcase from a band that trafficked drugs.

Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yutaka Nakajima, Shingo Yamashiro

Votes: 290